[i.d. your Epiphone here -- serial # key, guitardater link + factory codes... a worldwide guide >part 3]

Just quickly harking back to the "GG" issue, although the lack of info regarding this production line could be taken as worrying when considering the guitar's integrity, I can confirm that my version (which is a Dove) is definitely a genuine Epiphone and has been built particularly well!

So, for those that are here researching the GG serial number, as I did when i came across this forum, don't necessarily be deterred the guitar just because it doesn't show up on the guitar dater project system.

 

Thanks

[i.d. your Epiphone here -- serial # key, guitardater link + factory codes... a worldwide guide >part 3]

Hello' date=' i've just bought my first Epiphone and i'm trying to find out the date and factory where it was made. Having read this thread I have discovered there is a grey cloud above serial numbers that prefix with "GG".

 

My model is a Dove and the serial is GG05100832

 

So i'm guessing that October 2005 is the date, but where is this illusive GG factory???

 

Is it safe to assume it's a genuine Epiphone??[/quote']

 

 

 

Not sure if this has any relevance to the topic but i've received the guitar and found a sticker on the back that states "Inspected by 16 Gabor China"

 

could Gabor = GG ??

[i.d. your Epiphone here -- serial # key, guitardater link + factory codes... a worldwide guide >part 3]

thanks for getting back to me.

I won this auction on my iphone so it was hard to see the details properly. It was all a bit last minute so i have decided to do a bit of research after the win (not ideal i know!).

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EPIPHONE-DOVE-ACOUSTIC-GUITAR_W0QQitemZ190375407489QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item2c53422f81

 

You'll have to excuse my lack of knowledge on this matter but is it me or is the scratch plate on this the type that's used on the black version of this guitar? All the one's i've seen from this date period have a very different coloured plate and the yellow branches aren't quite so prominent. Perhaps it's just the photo or the flash that makes it look different, but thought i'd better get your advice before i actually pay for the thing!

[i.d. your Epiphone here -- serial # key, guitardater link + factory codes... a worldwide guide >part 3]

Hello, i've just bought my first Epiphone and i'm trying to find out the date and factory where it was made. Having read this thread I have discovered there is a grey cloud above serial numbers that prefix with "GG".

 

My model is a Dove and the serial is GG05100832

 

So i'm guessing that October 2005 is the date, but where is this illusive GG factory???

 

Is it safe to assume it's a genuine Epiphone??